The Lakers (9-39) lost their eighth straight game, falling to the Chicago Bulls (26-19) on Thursday night. Here are five takeaways from the Lakers' 114-91 defeat at Staples Center.

1. Coach Byron Scott was not happy with his team's effort, given they were down big early and never quite made a charge against the Bulls.

"I didn't think we came ready to play," Scott said. "We didn't compete at the beginning of the game. That was the biggest thing, that was the most crucial.

"You start questioning if this is important to guys," he continued. "Because it can't be every now and then. It has to get to the point where you go out and you compete every single night. That's basically your job, to go out and play hard."

"That was a guy that I wanted to be like when I was growing up. I wanted to be in the position that he was for the game," Butler said. "Before the game, he just told me to keep going, keep playing at the level I'm playing at. It made me smile. I was like, 'You know what? You've got Kobe's respect in this league, then you must be doing something right.'"

Butler, who led both teams with 26 points and 10 assists, said Bryant is "one of the greatest to ever [play basketball]."

3. The Bulls' Pau Gasol, who won two titles with Bryant and the Lakers, also had a big night, scoring 21 points with 12 rebounds and seven assists.

"We went through a lot," Gasol said of Bryant. "We had incredible times. That's my career as an NBA player. We had some rougher times, because of all the changes and the decisions that were made. But we always stuck together, and our relationship is stronger."

Looking ahead to the 2016 NBA draft lottery, the Lakers now have a 55.8% chance of a top-three pick in next June's draft. If the Lakers fall below third in the lottery, Philadelphia will get the team's pick as part of the Steve Nash trade, via the Suns.

If the Lakers climb a spot in the standings, their odds for a top-three selection dip to 46.9%. If the Lakers fall behind the Sixers to last place, their odds improve to 64.3%.